Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] her [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One woman from Ollerton was imprisoned in Risley Remand Centre after joining a picket line in breach of a bail condition prohibiting her from doing so . |
| 2 | Weakly she willed him not to , but if he sensed her resistance he ignored it , his mouth tantalising her with its warm desirability . |
| 3 | Di wrote to her after the ceremony thanking her for all the work she had done for fellow cancer sufferers and for raising £40,000 towards the centre . |
| 4 | She was aware of a prickly sensation along the back of her neck warning her of danger . |
| 5 | Then he lay down on her , his weight sinking her in the bed as if in sand . |
| 6 | At around two years , there is another driving force pushing her towards independence : the desire to be like everyone else . |
| 7 | What if she does n't want to be swollen to the size of an elephant with a bleeding parasite kicking her in the guts day and night ? |
| 8 | And the Monster commanding her with a series of little short , bad-tempered grunts . |
| 9 | She could feel his hot weight pinning her against the mattress , her legs helplessly kicking out as he began remorselessly to stroke her silken side , bringing his hand slowly and repeatedly from shoulder to hip . |
| 10 | He buried his face against her throat , his mouth tormenting her with its lazy progress down towards the swell of her breasts , and she arched up , silently begging for his caress . |
| 11 | This is not exactly a character that springs to mind watching her at the Queen Vic jumping into the sack with her husband 's brother . |
| 12 | Pinned above Beth 's bed , next to the card proclaiming her to be a spiritualist , was a photograph of a male dancer from the newly formed Royal Ballet , and I came in one day soon after I arrived at Huntingdon to find a knot of giggling girls peering up at this dancer , who was poised on one foot , wearing an agonised expression and very tight tights . |
| 13 | ‘ Pray be seated , my lady , ’ he said , using the courtesy title whilst not for an instant confusing her with her half-sister . |
| 14 | Stella tries to look after her sister showering her with compliements to try to get Stanley to ‘ understand her and be nice to her . ’ |
| 15 | When she enters her bedroom , Perk discovers she does not have lovely dark curly hair , but is bald with a few grey wisps and because this woman is so vain and ca n't bear her god child seeing her without her wig , she ends up pushing her so hard that Perk falls , hits her head and dies . |
| 16 | Roman , desiring her , his dark gaze drawing her into that hot , frightening vortex of her own senses … caves , black as night , ‘ caverns measureless to man ’ , and the story of the wicked Hasan … |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm interested in knowing more about you , ’ he said musingly , leaning back in his chair , the heavy-lidded grey gaze unsettling her to a degree she found hard to accept . |
| 18 | A further door led off to the right , with a tiled passage taking her to the bathroom , and another large square room at the end , which was probably the dining-room . |
| 19 | She looked up and found Alain 's eyes on her , the dark gaze studying her through the driving mirror . |
| 20 | Her voice trailed off as she noticed the boy watching her with grey , expressionless eyes . |
| 21 | She flounced out of the kitchen , her normal poise and learned elegance deserting her for a moment , and quickly changed into her bikini in the bedroom , her mind buzzing with thoughts of Piers Morrison , and none of them very pleasant . |
| 22 | Theda blanched even paler , a wicked flash and an ominous rumble preventing her from hearing the curse that issued from Mr Beckenham 's lips . |
| 23 | She was very conscious of the girl following her towards the drawing-room and a sudden sense of jealousy bit like sharp teeth as Emily imagined them together , Craig , and this girl who , however poor she might be , had beauty as well as dignity . |
| 24 | They were expressive eyes , she decided , at the moment reminding her of the softness of brown velvet . |
| 25 | She turned her face away , embarrassment bringing her to the brink of tears . |
| 26 | If Duke Egeus did not ask Hermia to choose between Demetrius and life in a nunnery in Act 1 , there would be no point pressing her for an answer four acts later . |
| 27 | Meredith trembled , overwhelmed by the sheer proximity of him , the heat and vitality of his body filling her with an unholy excitement . |
| 28 | Taking her arm , he drew her to her feet , his body shielding her from the rest of the room . |
| 29 | Her gaze was drawn to the firm lines of his sensuous mouth , the lean-muscled body forcing her to a recognition of his powerful masculinity . |
| 30 | Abruptly , the sensual haze holding her in its spell was shattered . |